I know that these pictures where on the website of the woman with the bandana. I remember the Doc posting them here a couple of years ago, he said that she was like Pamela Anderson of the 50's. Do you remember anything else Doc? I know I have tried to reach her website but it has gone offline.

I do think we came to the conclusion that it was beer that Elvis was drinking. I guess that is always something... hehe

LINDA

Sat Apr 22, 2006 2:27 am

Thanks Sis, didn't know the pix had been on the internet. I did however have a note with her name Jeanne Carmen and when searching the internet I came up with the following

I guess that's where Jimmy "Orion" Ellis
got the idea from.... man, not even
that was his idea PEP

Sat Apr 22, 2006 5:48 am

Little Sister wrote:I know that these pictures where on the website of the woman with the bandana. I remember the Doc posting them here a couple of years ago, he said that she was like Pamela Anderson of the 50's. Do you remember anything else Doc? I know I have tried to reach her website but it has gone offline.

Yeah, about two years back I posted some of these.

It's from Hollywood designer Sy Devore's 31 Oct '57 Halloween party, probably the only time Elvis ever did something like this. SY later put together those great suits Elvis wore in 1962-63 for films like "World's Fair."

Jeanne Carmen is the B-movie actress you speak of, and her site is available at the link Brian posted above. You can see a listing of her film output at imdb.com.

That girl he's with in the last photo--Joan Bradshaw--there is another photo but taken at a different angle of those two in a 'TEEN magazine from 1958 I think--on the cover is some kid with a basketball jersey--but about Joan and Elvis, I guess he dated her--but one night he went to her apartment unannounced and she had a date with her there and he was so p-o-ed he backed up through the garden below her apartment and eventually had to pay for the damage he caused...supposedly.

- Stace

Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:46 am

Found my TXT file with the caption for the Joan B photo but NOT the photo

It's in Teen Magazine - February 1958

A COSTUME PARTY was the only reason Elvis Presley covered up his famous features with that ornate and golden mask. He's in conversation with a reporter and Joan Bradshaw.

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Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:01 pm

bripet56 wrote:The girl with Elvis wearing the mask could look like Gloria Pall.

Transposed typo has been corrected.

It's almost certainly "Jailhouse Rock" actress Gloria Pall. Besides the striking similarities between the images I posted, the party took place in Beverly Hills in October 1957. Elvis had completed two high-profile shows in Los Angeles just days before, and "Jailhouse Rock" had just been released.

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Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:08 am

Extract from an interview with Gloria Pall

IT WAS I THINK IN 1957 IT WAS HALLOWEEN , I WENT TO A PARTY WITH A YOUNG MAN THAT LATER BECAME THE PRESIDENT OF PARAMOUNT PICTURES . WE WENT TO THIS PARTY , WE SAW A GROUP OF GUYS THAT WERE WEARING BLACK LEATHER AND WAS STANDING NEXT TO MOTOR CYCLES. I SAID LOOK AT THAT GROUP , AND HE SAID YEAH AND LOOK AT ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS STANDING AROUND HIM. I SAID , OH THAT'S A FRIEND OF MINE. COME ON OVER I WILL INTRODUCE YOU. SO WE WALKED OVER TO YOU KNOW WHO. I SAID BOB , I WANT YOU TO MEET MARLON BRANDO . ELVIS STARTED LAUGHING BECAUSE THERE WAS A MOVIE CALLED THE WILD ONES . STARRING NO OTHER THAN MARLON BRANDO. HE WAS APART OF A MOTOR CYCLE GANG , ELVIS WAS DRESSED JUST LIKE BRANDO. SO ELVIS WAS LAUGHING , AND HE SAID ITS NICE TO MEET YOU BOB . BOB SAID ITS NICE TO MEET YOU MARLON. AFTER WE LEFT THEY WERE ALL STILL LAUGHING BECAUSE THEY ALL NEW IT WAS ELVIS.

I saw him at a Halloween party and I didn't recognise him at first because he had a mask on and he was wearing a black leather outfit - motorcycle garb. He was surrounded by all these young, beautiful girls - very very young, just teenagers - and his whole Memphis Mafia group. I was with Bob Evans who was unknown on the Hollywood scene at the time - he later became head of Paramount Pictures- and Bob said, " Who is that guy? He's surrounded by women, he must be hot stuff." I said "Oh yeah, let me introduce you to him" So I went over to Elvis and I said " I recognise you under all that motorcycle garb" I said, "How you doing, Marlon?" - he was dressed like Brando in The Wild One, right? So I introduced him to Bob Evans and he had no idea who he was.ETMAHM 32

OCTOBER 31: Rock and roll singer Elvis Presley wearing a mask for a Halloween party with Joan Bradshaw on October 31, 1957 in Los Angeles, CAMichael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

As well as playing a bit part in 'Loving You' (1957) other credits : for Unit production manager for the many movies including Contact (1997) Nine Months (1995) Terminal Velocity (1994) Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) and executive producer for Road to Perdition (2002) Cast Away (2000)

Davide

Re: Man behind the mask 1957

Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:16 am

Wow. Sy Devore really knew how to throw a party.

Thanks David for confirming what I wrote about Gloria Pall.

Re: Man behind the mask 1957

Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:26 am

At designer Sy Devore's October 31, 1957 Halloween party with actress Jeanne Carmen, dressed as a "squaw"

Re: Man behind the mask 1957

Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:05 am

Paul, I knew about these but it still hurts to see them. What a party...

Re: Man behind the mask 1957

Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:58 pm

JEANNE CARMEN & ELVIS PRESLEY at SY DEVORE'S Halloween party: October 31st, 1957: Beverly Hills, California Photo Earl Leaf.Here is a larger version of the photo already posted. The photographer for all the October 31st party shots was Earl Leaf

Also if you have a spare five mins take a look here : Jeanne Carmen: My Wild, Wild Life as a New York Pin Up Queen By Brandon James http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Suyk ... en&f=falseWorth a look at page 6 !,then Page 301 onwards,note by the Author Brandon James " The following book is an artistic interpretation of the extraordinary true life story of the amazingly beautiful Americian Icon Jeanne Carmen - my mother. Brandon James.